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Artistic JournalistEditors Letter

Malaysia 14th August - 26th August

Hi all,

On 12th August I left the UK to travel around the world, to be more specific, South East Asia.

Places to visit on my itinerary list-

Malaysia Kuala Lumpur - DoingLangkawi, MalaysiaKoh Phangan, ThailandSingaporeMelbourne, AustraliaTokyo, JapanBack to Malaysia Kuala Lumpur

Then back home to London and back to Uni, University of East London.

I was awarded a Travel Scholarship by my University, University of East London (UEL). My project proposal, that I devised myself, was to travel in South East Asia and learn about all the different cultures, see what’s on offer for young people like myself, and create an online mixed media magazine in ‘blog’ style presented in PDF printable and downloadable versions. http://juppieonline.blogspot.comMy magazine is called “Juppie” which is a Japanese slang term for young sophisticated working person. I liked the term when researching one night. It’s also a play on the word ‘yuppie’.

It is my first time in Kuala Lumpur and in this part of the world. I have been dealing with things like bags that are too heavy from the get-go and accommodation - where is it?

My taxi driver is ‘lost’, world time mix-ups, language barriers, heat and weather differences, mosquitoes, food and toilets. I was already wishing I had a P.A… but however overwhelmed I may have been at the time, I was glad that I arrived to start this fun adventure.

In Kuala Lumpur I made a lot of friends, especially at Limkokwing University - you guys helped me settle in! Thanks for that, I have been eating a lot of food, sight seeing, partying, shopping and finding out what really is good to do in a city as big as KL.

So here it is hope you enjoy my first issue - it’s been a long time coming...Zoe Hollowayx.

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Art in Kuala Lumpur was hard to find, ie. not on display as much as I would have liked. I found an Urban street underground scene within ‘They’ gallery and ‘Super Sunday’ these guys worked on clothing, canvas and mixed materials creating loud colourful works graffiti themed and funky illustrations, these galleries were at central market, Chinatown in a hangout place called the Annex. Also visited one formal style gallery in The (Twin) Petronas Towers. Work from Artist Zakii Anwar, exhibition called Disclosure - amazing very technical large charcoal drawings. There is a magazine here in KL called Klue which tells you about all the latest action going on and a web-site called Kakiseni for creative individuals telling about different events going on.

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So “bizarre” in Kuala Lumpur is an underrated word, with over 150 shopping malls in a small radius, hairy ball fruits, magnetised people, every store selling whitening cream! Competitions on big hair styles, it was quite fun, adjusting to this place as my first destination.

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Kuala Lumpur is still largely populated in forestation, which is nice to know.They are main suppliers of Palm Oil and Rubber, there are many hot springs, and it is always hot and muggy.

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The fashion here is a mixture of jeans, tee shirt, dresses, traditional and religious wear…I was lucky to be invited to a Malaysian wedding check out our attire…

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Food in Malaysia KL is brilliant - it is everywhere, and because of the culture-mix you can get Malay, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, western cuisine, and many more cuisines.

I unfortunately got caught out a couple of times, not being used to the spices which left my stomach burnt out. After learning not to eat anything too spicy it was fine and soooo cheap. A full meal can even cost you like £1-seriously! And yes Kuala Lumpur is home to the infamous and incredibly popular Durian foul smelling fruit I tried it and it was in-deed very, very smelly.

Music PageMusic Page 11

This band is talented and I like their music; they have a good at-titude.The fact that these guys came back fight-ing for ‘Blast Off’ by re-entering and trying their luck, knowing they deserved another chance makes me feel like they have the win-ning combination.

Their EP will be avail-able from December 2008 (email Static _enemy101@ hotmail.com). Check them out- search Ghetto Republic on amp.channelv.com/amp. Aeron also plays drums Austin also plays pianoAnd G is just a G! ;)

Group Ghetto Republic Members-Aeron, Austin and GAeron study sound and music production Bahons degree at Limkokwing University in Kuala Lumpur. When this is released he is in his 2nd yr 3rd semester. He started ‘Ghetto Republic’ in 2006 and entered into a TV show in Malaysia called “Blast Off” which is much like Pop Idol or X-factor. In second season running they auditioned, along with 3,000 other hopefuls. Unfortunately they got turned down, but they were not dismayed. The group tried to re-enter next time around in 2006 after much practicing, perform-ing and honing their talents whilst building an avid fan base.Ghetto Republic succeeded and they came away with runner-up prize, winning 10,000ringgits which helped them make an album. Aall three of them also won scholarships to study music in universities in Malaysia.I am am speaking to Aeron from the university’s lush recording studio

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I went to bars, clubs and restaurants. Frangipani Bar & Restaurant was cool; nice interiors and music DJ playing lounge and funk to mainly upper class city folks. I went to touristy Reggae bar which is inChinatown, it was fun I guess but very predictable. For the best feel of KL, two bars to go to are Luna Bar and Sky Bar because they are overlooking the view of KLCC The (twin) Petronas towers. It is nice to just chill, eat in the restaurant and drink and watch the action go by from up there. Both bars have a pool if you feel the need. Nightclubs I checked out Zouk and the Loft, both quite spacious clubs with a mix of mainly young cool city kids. There is a commercial atmosphere. They were playing Hip-Hop on the night I went, but they have different music on different nights.

People pageLeft to RightRichard, Mario, AldoLimkokwing Adom Students.

Richard Harrison 3d work

Mario’s 3d work

Aldo’s 3d workMario’s biz card 3d work

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People That I found in Kuala Lumpur where Ki-mora Lee Simmons is KL’s best kept secret - Paris Hiltonesque And Limkok-wing boys Mario, Richard Harrison, and Aldo Dark studying ADOM 3yrd yr Advance Diploma Of Multimedia Course.

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KL has too many things to do. I think it’s down to its mixture of cultures.Here are a few things I did and places I visited:Batu Caves, Butterfly Park, Chow Kit, Cinema,Limkokwing University, Little India, Malaysia Lake, Garden, National Mosque, National Museum, Performance Centre, Putrajuya Station, The Big Wheel Copied and Shopping Malls

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Overall this is a relaxed, chilled out city. My Malay friend Omair said that ‘as far as Malays are concerned food and eating are the national sport’ and well besides that the nice ‘Malayz’ can play a mean game of Streetball, which of course is basketball, streetstyle.

There is a game called ‘Futsal’, not footsie. ‘FIFA Futsal World Cup’ is football played indoors. Some interesting facts are-

‘All events thus far have been 16-team events.The first event featured 6 from Europe, 3 from South America, two from Africa, two from Asia, two from North and Central America, and one from Oceania. By 2004, the breakdown was Europe 5 teams, Asia 4 (including the hosts, competing as Chinese Taipei),South America 3, North and Central America 2, Africa and Oceania one each’

Malays also like to practice The Tai Chi. There is Mat Rem-pit who are motorcycle street gang racers. Mat-meaning Malay origin and Rem-pit is taken from ‘ramp the throttle’

There is even a Malaysian film about the gang life called ‘Rem-pit’. Rempit members or gangs are not liked as they are seen to cause trouble in the neighborhoods, getting injuries through their stunts, gang violence, criminal activities; this culture is not good. I tried to get a word with a group that passed us one day but they couldn’t stop...

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KL is quite spread out so if you drive, then rent a car as it’s much easier to get around. Or you can take the train; their system is quite sophisticated & cost effective using a touch n’ go much like London Oyster card. You can take a cab which is usually cheap but beware as they will try and rip you off. You’ll get used to being asked by a mil-lion different drivers by the time you have walked not even one block, a friendly no thank-you to them each time will suffice.

Thank - youI would like to thank the following people for helping me and making it possible for me to create this Issue-

Dr Daniela of Limkokwing UniversityYatti of Limkokwing UniversityDean Harrman of Limkokwing UniversityTan Sri Dato (The Dean) of Limkokwing UniversityFifa of limkokwing UniversityKealo Student of Limkokwing UniversityQueensets Moaisi Student of Limkokwing UniversityJayslimStone Limkokwing UniversityHedley Roberts UEL UniversitySian Harris UEL Richard, Mario and Aldo (Adom) student’s Limkokwing UniversityGroup Ghetto Republic Members-Aeron, Austin and GThey of they art Studio/GalleryAd, The Hair man!

Get connected with Juppie go-to- http://juppieonline.blogspot.comContact- juppiemail@gmail.comThe creator- zoe-holloway.blogspot.com myspace.com/zoeholloway (email & facebook) zoe.holloway@hotmail.com